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PARP inhibitors show promise for hard-to-treat breast cancers

2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

29 May - 2 Jun 2009

Published: 25 Jun 2009

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Dr. Andrew Tutt - Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Kings College London, UK

A study reports that women with BRCA deficient advanced breast cancer experienced tumour shrinkage after receiving the PARP inhibitor olaparib as a single agent.

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